WATCH: Big-time battles between Wisconsin’s WRs and DBs in practice

Possibly the practice clip of the year:

Nothing excites a fanbase and gets everybody prepared for an upcoming season quite like training camp practice highlights.

It’s said somewhat tongue in cheek, as I’m sure I’m in the minority of Badger fans that thoroughly enjoy every highlight that is posted. People ‘fan’ differently. I’m sure many readers of this site share my sentiment that any practice video that gets posted is worthy of intense overreaction.

Yesterday a tremendous clip of Wisconsin’s training camp at UW-Platteville was shared, with wide receivers and defensive backs going one-on-one at the goal line:

The first clip: WR Will Pauling bests DB Jason Maitre. The second: DB Jonas Duclona locks up WR Quincy Burroughs. The third: WR Skyler Bell beats Maitre.

Competition is a theme of the new Luke Fickell era at Wisconsin, both on the field and off. Pair that with a tremendous 1v1 setting on the goal line, and you have one of the best preseason highlights of the year.

In related news: defending Pauling in any setting seems like a nightmare. You can see where the hype surrounding his addition to the Badgers is coming from.